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he left his seat in Congress and fought as a
private soldier in the ranks Of Colonel
Richardson's regiment, and exhibited the
same bravery and gallantry that he after
wards exhibited on SO many fields when he
was a commander. 1t was not his first ex-
perience as a soldier, for he had served as a
private during the Mexican war in the First
Illinois Infantry, though he came ont of the
service as First Lieutenant In August,
1851, he resigned his seat in Congress, be-
lieving that he could serve his country bet
ter in the field than in the halls of Congress.
He Immediately went to work among his
old neighbors and organized a regiment,
and in two weeks enlisted 1000 men. 1t
was mustered into the service as the Thirty
first Illinois Infantry, and he became its
COlone on the thirteenth day of Septem-
ber, 1851.
His first battle was at Belmont, under
General Grant, where he led his regiment
in successful bayonet charge, and had his
horse shot under him. 1t was on this cam
paign that he first met General Grant, and
the friendship then formed was never sew
cred during their lives. He was with Grant
at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, leading
his regiment at both places, and in the as
sault on the latter he was severely wound
ed, which sent him to the hospital for some
time. When he recovered he reported to
General Grant at Pittsburg Landing, and
was there made Brigadier General. This
was in March, 1862. During the following
campaign and siege of Corinth, he did good
SERVICE and after the capture of the latter
point, he was put in command at Jackson,
Tennessee, where his duty was to guard the
railway from the rebel raiders, and he did
his duty effectually.
When General Grant began his campaign
against Vicksburg, General Logan was
given command of a Division in the Seven
teenth Corps under General Mcpherson.
During that campaign he was given some OF
the most difficult work to dc, being assigned
to it by General Grants request, he having
confidence that it would be well done, and
the confidence was not misplaced. He par
| ticipated in the battles of Port Gibson, Ray
mond, jackson, and Champion Hill, and in
the seige of Vicksburg commanded McPher-
sons centre, and on the 25th of June he
made the assault after the explosion of the
mine.- His troops were the first to enter the
surrendered city, and he rode at the head Of
his troops, and was made military Governor
| by General Grant. On November 26, 1862,
he was made Major General of volunteers.
He succeeded General Sherman in the
command of the Fifteenth Corps in No
vember, 1868, and in May, 1864, joined
Sherman's army for the campaign against
Atlanta.
He led the Army of the Tennessee at Re-
SAGA, repulsed an attack from Hardee and
Dallas, and carried the works in his front at
Kenesaw Mountain. Before Atlanta, on the
twenty-secOnd of July, when General Nc
Pherson, the army commander was killed,
he took command and won the battle. Gene
raj Sherman in his report said: General
Logan commanded the Army of the Tennes-
see through this desperate battle with the
same success and ability that had character
lied him in the command of corps or divis-
ion.' After the battle of Jonesborough,
and the fall of Atlanta, in September 1864,
he returned to Illinois and took the stump
for Mr. Lincoln, who was the candidate for
President against Mcclellan. He Joined
the army again at Savannah, after its fa-
nous march.tO the sea, and commanded a
corps during the Carolina campaign, and
until JOhnsOn's surrender and the close Of
the war. He then commanded the Army of
the Tennessee on its march from Raleigh,
North Carolina, to Richmond, Virginia, i'm
mediately after which lie resigned his COM
mission. He was appointed Minister to Mex
leo by President johnson, but declined its
appointment.
In 1866 he was elected to Congress from
Illinois, and served in Congress until 1871
when he was elected to the United States
Senate. In Congress he was ono of the
managers of the impeachment trial of Pres
ident johnson, and in both the House and
Senate did service as Chairman of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs. In 1876 he was
defeated for the Senate by Judge David
Davis, but was reelected in 1878 and was
again elected in 1885. In 1884 he was the
candidate for President of the Illinois Re-
publican delegation in the National Con-
vention, but induced the delegation to cast
its vote for Blaine, he becoming the choice
for Vice-President. Both in the House and
in the Senate he maintained his reputation
for brilliancy and eloquence, and made
many noted speeches.
He was sixty years old on the ninth of
last February and was born in jackson
County, Illinois, which was the only State
in which he ever claimed residence. His
father was a physician, a native of Ireland,
who came to Illinois in 1928. His early
school days We're passed in the rude log
school houses of Illinois and completed at
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